"He told the police that he came to Botswana to deposit the money in a bank. He said he had a business in his home country," Mphathi said. He asserted that they still want to establish the source of the money and whether it comes from the proceeds of crime.
What makes the police suspicious is why the man was using public transport when he has such a huge chunk of cash. The police are also asking why he did not take the money straight to the bank if he really came to deposit it.
"There is no law that binds an individual to carry a certain amount of money but it is not safe," cautioned Mphathi.
Meanwhile, the Central Police Station is investigationg reports that a man forged a bank deposit slip and bought cement at Light Industrial area. Mphathi said the suspect, who is still at large, went to a cement depot and convinced the shop attendants that he wanted to buy 360 bags of cement.
"The man asked for a quotation for 360 bags of cement and told them that he was going to deposit money at the bank. When he returned, he came with a duplicate of the deposit slip claiming he deposited money and he was given cement," explained Mphathi. It was established later that he did not deposit the money.
Fortunately, only one bag was used before the police recovered the rest of the cement. Though the suspect is still at large, Mphathi noted that he is a well-known figure, which would make his arrest easy.
